Lewis Hamilton became the highest paid pilot in the history of Formula 1

The 34-year-old British pilot of the Mercedes team Lewis Hamilton became the highest paid rider in the history of Formula 1. In the cash rating of the Royal Racing, he went around the seven -time champion Michael Schumacher.

According to Forbes , after signing a new contract with Mercedes by 50 million per year, the combined earnings of the five-time and current formula-1 champion 1 are estimated at $ 489 million.

Since 1999, the championship in this table was held by German Michael Schumacher, who currently occupies a second line with $ 464 million.

The third place remained for the Spaniard Fernando Alonso, earned 458 million over the years spent in the main racing series.

The five thicknesses were complemented by the current F-1 pilots Sebastian Vettel (358 million) and Kimi Raikkonen (331 million).